Self+Evaluation

Tom Miller 1-10-10 Senior Sem. A block Mr. Martin Project Evaluation 1.) //Project goals://
 * **Understand how the game of golf was played when it began.**- This goal was met once I completed the research phase of my project because I learned a great deal about how the sport is now different from when it began, and presented it to my audience.
 * **Present project in an interesting and interactive manner.** – I did well in keeping people interested by have visuals when I spoke, and overall speaking loudly, clearly, and good body language. However my presentation was not interactive because there was simply no way for the audience to interact with the topic I chose.
 * **Be able to compare different golf technologies hands on, probably clubs**. - I did that by having my expert use old clubs compared to new clubs and then I made a video on him doing it. The results were great and proved my thesis.
 * **Get people to appreciate golf as a sport.** - I think I achieved this because peoples’ faces in the audience looked genuinely interested on what I was presenting and my classmates told me that my topic was interesting and original. Also I got a lot of questions from the audience about golf which showed a genuine interest and curiosity for the sport.
 * **Use my expert effectively in my final project.** - I used my expert very well. I used him not only in my hands on demonstration video, but he helped me get some great research as well.

2.) // What did you seek for advice on this project? Did you improve at asking for feedback? // Advice I sought on this project began from the very beginning. I knew I wanted to do golf, but was not sure how I could form it into an interesting topic. I asked my expert what he thought and he gave me the great idea to talk about golf technologies. Other advice I got was from Mrs. Valenza regarding resources, and Mr. Martin on what looked good on my slideshow and what didn’t look good.

3.) // Describe any risks you took in order to complete this project. // Risks I took in this project would mainly be the judgments I thought I would get from my classmates for doing a project on golf. Many of my peers see golf as an uncool sport or a boring project to watch. I saw this risk and wanted to make sure I made my project interesting to both my proctors and my classmates because they were the ones grading me. Thankfully I was able to do my topic of golf and make it interesting to everyone.

4.) //List 3 personal satisfactions you have gained from this project.// One personal satisfaction would be the fact I got to do something I enjoy for senior seminar. I got to do a project on my favorite sport and I to real interest in my work and didn’t hate what I was doing. Not only did I do something I liked, but I got an A on it too. The next personal satisfaction I got was the fact I used my expert in my project really well and most kids just had a random person who they never really used. My expert and I even grew closer as the project went on. Lastly I was very proud that I only used about five filler words when earlier in the year I had used more than fifteen. This was a great accomplishment for me and I was happy to see how much I improved when it comes to public speaking.

5.) // Describe 2 problems you encountered and how you solved them. // The first problem I encountered was how to make a hands on project. With the help of a fellow student we came up with the idea of making a video of my expert hitting two different golf technologies and measuring the difference. It made for a great project and overall great presentation. The next problem I encountered was getting my video on my presentation. I was unable to email it or save it on a flash drive do to format issues. Thankfully I once again asked the help of a classmate who showed me how to post it on you tube, from there I was able to link it on my power point and present it to the class.

6.) //What did you learn about managing your time?// I learned that time management alone can make a project really good. This project made me manage my time and I almost never procrastinated and got everything done on time. Other projects in high school I always procrastinated and god mediocre grades. This project made me see that I have much more potential to do well as long as I stay organized and manage my time.

7.) //What did you learn about managing your level of stress?// I learned that it is pretty hard to control stress, but that if prepare hard, your presentation is much less stressful because you know what you’re doing. Also I learned that having a backup plan always helps in managing stress . For example, in case my video did not embed correctly to my power point I had the YouTube link ready for back up, which I ended up using. Also time management helps stress a lot. Less procrastination means less stress.

8.) //If you could do the same project over again, what would you do differently?// I would try and speak and add more color and fun to my video, and I would also examine other golf technologies, not just the golf club, on my hands on presentation.

9.) //Grade yourself based on the goals of the course.// I think I deserve an A because I was creative in my topic because I incorporated something I enjoyed into a realistic provable thesis. I also put on a great presentation and kept good eye contact and spoke well, along with meeting time requirements. I analyzed information and applied my knowledge very well and felt that I was one of the few students who truly proved their thesis and I also used many interesting statistics and information to back up my thesis. Overall I felt I met all the requirements and worked hard.